| Glenn Close v Jessica Lange | ||
| Close | 34 votes (64.15%) | |
| Lange | 19 votes (35.85%) | |
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Both of these 80s legends are often compared to Streep, but I’ve never seen them pitted against one another.
They’ve both been successful in theater, TV, and film.
Close famously has never won an Oscar but been nominated 7 times. Lange has won twice out of 6 nominations.
Close has won 3 Tonys out of 4 nominations. Lange won on her only nomination.
Both have 3 Emmys from many nominations.
Who is the greater thespian?
I’m a big Lange fan- I’d argue she’s overdue for her 3rd Oscar more than Close is for her 2nd, but curious what most of you think.
ReplyBoth are great and both should have 2 Oscars by now. Little preference for Glenda
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Best Actress - Viola Davis, Frances McDormand
Best Actor - Delroy Lindo, Chadwick Boseman
Best Supporting Actor - Colman Domingo, Glynn Turman
Best Picture - Nomadland
Best Director - Chloé Zhao
SAG Ensemble - Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Cinematography - NomadlandLooking at solely on their greatest performances on film for me (Dangerous Liaisons vs. Frances), I’d say Glenn > Jessica.
But overall I prefer Lange’s style more than Close’s.
Idk! It’s hard to choose so I’m going with Sissy Spacek
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Nomadland
First Cow
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Martin Eden
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Sorry We Missed You
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
The Assistant
His House
Possessor: UncutPicture: Nomadland
Director: Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Actor: Luca Martinelli, Martin Eden
Actress: Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Supp. Actor: Bill Burr, King of Staten Island
Supp. Actress: Essie Davis, True History of the Kelly GangClose and it’s not even close. I never thought that Jessica was a particularly noteworthy actress. I mean, I can’t think of anyone who ranks her among the greats. Glenn on the other hand…
Agree mostly, just that Lange was great in Sweet Dreams and of course in American Horror Story. Her filmography is terrible…
ReplyCopy URLI think Close also has the more iconic characters. Alex (Fatal Attraction), Cruella (100 Dalmatians), and Marquise (Dangerous Liasons).
They are both nearly opposites of one another. Lange was seen as Hollywood’s newest sex-symbols and Close was seen as the anti-sex symbol.Streep, Close, and Lange were all seen as the new it girls of Hollywood during the 80, carrying the torches previously held by Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, and Ingrid Bergman.
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I’d say they’re both pretty on par tbh in terms of acclaim. The difference is that Glenn’s movies made money.
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Nomadland
First Cow
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Martin Eden
Never Rarely Sometimes Always
Sorry We Missed You
I'm Thinking of Ending Things
The Assistant
His House
Possessor: UncutPicture: Nomadland
Director: Kelly Reichardt, First Cow
Actor: Luca Martinelli, Martin Eden
Actress: Frances McDormand, Nomadland
Supp. Actor: Bill Burr, King of Staten Island
Supp. Actress: Essie Davis, True History of the Kelly GangJust think how Oscar history would have been different if Lange had lost that makeup Oscar for Tootsie to Close.
I think Close could have been second. She did the better with precursors than the other nominees.
If Close had won her first time out the overdue thing wouldn’t have followed her for years. Plus Lange probably would have won in 1984 instead of Sally Field thus saving Sally from the haunting “you like me” speech that seemed to deny her nominations later on for Steel Magnolias and Forrest Gump.
Close wouldn’t have been a contender for The Wife so it would have been Gaga vs. Colman I guess.
ReplyCopy URLSally might have been a winner for Forrest Gump vs Wiest’s second.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_NpdAy3WY
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